Tony Stark's "arranged" psychological distress

Ericka 2021-10-13 13:07:24

Because I really like Tony of RDJ, let’s discuss the psychological distress of Tony Stark "arranged" in Iron Man episode 3. There are several theories about Tony’s psychological distress, some of which are anxiety. Some say it is panic disorder...

Several symptoms that Tony showed in the play:

(1) Time point: After the New York war
(2) Insomnia
(3) I heard the keywords "New York", "wormhole", etc. , There will be chest tightness, sweating and other symptoms.
(4) Making steel clothes day and night

seems to be closer to the diagnosis of "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder":
(1) For adults.
(2) Exposure to real or threatening deaths and serious injuries: Tony had directly experienced threatening deaths during the battle in New York.
(3) Symptoms related to traumatic events: Tony was involuntarily distressed about what happened during the New York War. When he came into contact with related words, he would have uncomfortable physical symptoms.
(4) Continue to escape the stimulus related to the traumatic event: This part is not specifically mentioned in the play, but even if it appears, it is not unexpected.
(5) Negative changes in cognition related to traumatic events: Tony lost confidence in himself, "This world is very dangerous", "My ability is not enough to protect important people and things", so he began to make "Steel Clothes". "To protect yourself and Little Pepper.
(6) Sleep troubles.

In the movie, the screenwriter used a simple technique (little boy's words to rebuild self-confidence) to directly "decipher" Tony's psychological symptoms, but in my opinion, such a setting is too crude. In recent superhero movies, the trend of "arranging a fragile trait for superheroes-psychological distress" has begun to emerge. Unfortunately, this kind of layout is usually only icing on the cake and does not have the finishing touch.

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Iron Man 3 quotes

  • [spoiler]

    Trevor Slattery: My name's Trevor. Trevor Slattery.

    Tony Stark: What are you? You're a decoy, a double, right?

    Trevor Slattery: What, you mean an understudy? No, certainly not!

    [Tony raises his gun]

    Trevor Slattery: Don't hurt the face, I'm an actor!

    Tony Stark: You got a minute to live. Fill it with words.

    Trevor Slattery: It's just a role. "The Mandarin." See, it's not real.

  • [spoiler]

    Aldrich Killian: But as I looked out over that city - nobody knew I was there, nobody could see me, no one was even looking - I had a thought that would guide me for years. Anonymity, Tony. Thanks to you, it's been my mantra ever since.

    [glances at Maya]

    Aldrich Killian: Right? You simply rule from behind the scenes. Because the second you give evil a face - a bin Laden, a Gaddafi, a Mandarin - you hand the people a target.